Word: discounted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When a Wal-Mart discount store opens in your town -- which could happen soon if it has not already -- keep an eye out for a gray-haired 69-year-old wearing a flannel shirt and khaki pants. He may suddenly appear behind any Wal-Mart checkout counter to help the clerk approve a personal check. Or you may see the same grandfatherly figure driving his red-and-white 1984 Ford pickup through the parking lot, counting customers' cars as he goes. Or he may show up at the loading dock with a bag of doughnuts for a surprised crew...
...bring about change in the world? Next, the majority charges him with campaigning. This proves the Duke is ambitious, a trait that should not set him apart from a crowd of Harvard seniors. The majority might trust an intelligent audience not to be brainwashed. We think we can discount the possibility of the Class Day crowd abandoning Tercentenary Theater en masse for a round of New Hampshire campaigning. If Dukakis launches into a hackneyed stump speech, then he will lose more votes than a rousing performance will ever earn...
...bosses, they find the wages inadequate to support one person, much less a family. Rick Laviak, 16, who has worked at a suburban San Diego outlet for more than a year, enjoys his job but thinks his $3.60-an-hour wage is meager considering that he gets no food discount and is expected to act as a teacher for new employees. Says he: "They want me to be a crew trainer without the pay." Partly for that reason, turnover among hourly workers at McDonald's outlets is high, sometimes nearly 100% a year...
Some winners were quick to discount stereotypes which they said surround the awards. "I think I'm pretty interested in my classes but I'm not a geek by an standards," said Sarah Stroud...
Under the new plan, students in affiliated housing will be able to purchase variable meal plans at a 5 percent discount off normal Food Service prices. These programs vary from 5 lunches a week for $641 to 14 lunches and dinners at $1691. Undergraduates living in the residential houses must purchase a 21 meal plan...